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Sentinels of the Multiverse: The Video Game - Season 2

$97,325

pledged of $80,000 goal

2,802

backers

On May 8th, we reached $80k! See Update #17 for more, including stretch goal details.

What is Sentinels of the Multiverse?

Sentinels of the Multiverse is the hit cooperative comic book hero card game available now for Steam, iOS and Android. It's a faithful adaptation of the brilliant, original tabletop game created by Greater Than Games in 2011. In Sentinels of the Multiverse, you play the heroes fighting larger than life villains across the many environments of the Multiverse.

We've already released the game, along with many of the existing expansions in what we have called "Season 1." But to finish the story of the Multiverse, we need your help!

What are we raising money for?

The goal of this Kickstarter is to raise the funds to complete the digital adaptation of the remaining tabletop expansions. There are three mega-expansions (Vengeance, Villains of the Multiverse, and OblivAeon) along with several mini-expansions. All of this content together will make up Season 2 of Sentinels of the Multiverse: The Video Game.

Major Announcements:

10 heroes stood on the horizon, ready to take on whatever evil may appear. Whether it was a mad scientist, self-aware robot, conquering alien warlord or cult-leader, they were ready, and they emerged victorious.

Over the years, 19 more villains revealed themselves and challenged our intrepid heroes. They ran the gamut from corrupt crime lord, to drug-addled monstrosity, to towering demon, to pantheon of gods and our 10 heroes proved not enough to hold them back. And so, the ranks of the heroic more than doubled with 11 new heroes joining the fight.

The Heroes and Villains of Season 1

Though our heroes were often victorious, these battles were not without their consequences. Not content to lick their wounds, these evil-doers have seen that our heroes’ greatest strength is that they are stronger together than they are alone. And so the unthinkable has happened. By joining forces, these criminals, lowlifes and malefactors hope to challenge our Sentinels in a way they never have before.

They seek victory. They seek conquest. They seek supremacy.

But more than that, they seek Vengeance.

In 2011, Greater Than Games released the award-winning cooperative card game “Sentinels of the Multiverse.”

In 2013, Handelabra Games partnered with Greater Than Games to adapt Sentinels of the Multiverse into a digital card game.

In late 2014, Handelabra Games proudly released “Sentinels of the Multiverse: The Video Game” to the world.

Throughout 2015 and into 2016, Handelabra Games worked tirelessly to bring many of the existing expansions for the card game into the digital world in “Season 1.”

All the while, Greater Than Games has continued to create more awesome Heroes, Villains, Environments, and more, enhancing and expanding the world of the Multiverse.

That brings us to today. With the development of Mini-Pack 3 (underway now) Season 1 is coming to a close.

It is now time to turn our attention to adapting the remaining expansions for the card game. Specifically, the 3 Mega-Expansions: Vengeance, Villains of the Multiverse, and the recently Kickstarted OblivAeon as well as several more Mini-Expansions.

Season 1 contains a lot of content: 11 heroes, 19 villains, and 11 environments (41 decks in total). Season 2 is even bigger! It also contains 41 character and environment decks (16 heroes, 16 villains, and 9 environments), plus two brand new gameplay modes. Villain Teams are a new way to play, and the OblivAeon Event includes several additional new types of decks.

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Vengeance changed the fundamental play-style of Sentinels from a hero team versus a single villain to team versus team. The OblivAeon Event changes multiple things about how Sentinels plays, including fighting across 2 different environments at once. The development of these modes of play is in many ways the development of a sequel as opposed to simply more content, which is why we’ve decided to kickstart the development of all of Season 2 up front.

Vengeance (retail price: $7.99)

The first Mega-Expansion of Season 2 is Vengeance. It will be the first major release in Season Pass 2 and includes the following 12 decks:

The second Mega-Expansion of Season 2 is Villains of the Multiverse. True to its name, this expansion includes no heroes, only more Villains to expand on the team versus team mechanic. It includes the following 14 decks:

Outside of the 3 Mega-Expansions in Season 2, there are still several standalone decks available for the card game. Mini-Pack 4 will bundle these together in a single purchase:

2 Heroes: Benchmark, Stuntman

1 Villain: Chokepoint

1 Environment:
Celestial Tribunal

Void Guard (Mini-Pack 5) (retail price $2.99)

The Southwest Sentinels have harnessed the power of Oblivion Shards to become the Void Guard! This Heroes-only Mini-Pack features the team known as “The Sentinels” but now each with their own complete deck:

4 Heroes: Doctor Medico, Mainstay, The Idealist, Writhe

OblivAeon (Retail price: $9.99)

This is it. The end of the Multiverse as we know it… unless you can figure out how to stop it! Unlike anything else in Sentinels of the Multiverse, OblivAeon is an entirely new challenge forcing our heroes to team up with some of their former adversaries, while fighting across multiple battle zones simultaneously! It will include the following decks and content:

Whew! That’s a lot of new stuff! If you do the math, you can see that purchasing everything separately would cost $31.95. However, just like Season 1, we will be bundling all of this content in Season Pass 2 for a discount.A pledge of $25 gets you a copy of Season Pass 2 that includes everything listed above. As each new piece of content is completed, it will be delivered to your game automatically.

Sentinels of the Multiverse is currently available from Steam, iTunes, Google Play and the Amazon Appstore. Of these stores, the only one that makes Kickstarter fulfillment easy (or possible at all) is Steam. As a result, you will notice that most reward levels offer a copy of Season Pass 2 list “Steam Key” on them. If you play Sentinels on Steam (or would like to start), you can back the project and select one of these reward levels. Google Play allows us to distribute a limited number of promo codes, so there are two reward levels that include those instead of Steam keys.

Kickstarted copies of Season Pass 2 will only be fulfilled via Steam Keys or Google Play Promo Codes.

Some backer levels include items that are already available like a copy of the Core Game, Season Pass 1 or Soundtracks. Items that are already available will not have to wait for delivery! These items will be delivered shortly after we fund and send out backer surveys. The delivery methods are listed below:

Core Game: Steam Key

Season Pass 1: Steam Key

Soundtracks: MP3 Digital Download

Season Pass 2: Steam Key or Google Play Promo Code

Wallpaper: Digital Download

Some levels include a physical copy of The Super Scientific Tachyon variant card. We made this card available back in 2014 as part of the launch of the game, and by now it’s a rare find. It turns out there are still some left in the warehouse, so if you missed out on the launch promotion, you can get a copy of the original variant card to run experiments of your own on the tabletop! The card will be sent by mail in a protective envelope, and the shipping cost will depend on where you are in the world.

For Mobile Players: If you play Sentinels on your tablet and do not want to purchase via Steam, there is currently no sanctioned way to directly fulfill a Kickstarter reward via Apple or Amazon app store mechanisms. However, we wanted everyone to be able to participate in this campaign so we have included 2 specific backer levels for mobile players. Plus there are 2 backer levels that include a Google Play Promo Code instead of a Steam Key.

If we get at least 500 backers at the Mobile Sidekick,Mobile Tachyon, The Android We Need, and The Quickest Android We Need levels combined, we will discount Season Pass 2 by $5 on Google Play, the Amazon Appstore, and iTunes for a limited time. How long depends on how many backers!

Each reward level comes with the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack. This is a set of high resolution background images featuring your favorite Sentinels of the Multiverse heroes and villains, perfect to show off on your computer or tablet.

Each reward level also will get a free copy of the Season 2: Volume 1 soundtrack when it is released! Featuring music from Vengeance and Villains of the Multiverse, originally composed and performed by Jean-Marc Giffin. Read the details in Update 3!

Also, every backer who gets a reward will also be listed in the in-game credits screen as a special thank you for making Season 2 possible!

Rewards:

$5 Mobile Sidekick• Stand up and be counted as one of our amazing iOS or Android players! (See "For Mobile Players" above.) • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.• Get the Mobile-Exclusive Multiplayer Avatar and Wallpaper Pack.

$15 Mobile Tachyon (limited)
• Stand up and be counted as one of our amazing iOS or Android players! (See "For Mobile Players" above.) • Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card. • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.• Get the Mobile-Exclusive Multiplayer Avatar and Wallpaper Pack.

$25 The Hero We Need • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

$25 The Android We Need (limited)• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.• Get the Mobile-Exclusive Multiplayer Avatar and Wallpaper Pack.

$35 The Quickest Hero We Need (limited)
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card.• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

$35 The Quickest Android We Need (limited)
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card. • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.• Get the Mobile-Exclusive Multiplayer Avatar and Wallpaper Pack.

$35 The Shiniest Android We Need (limited)• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships.• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Hero Collector’s Pack.• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Villain Collector’s Pack.• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.• Get the Mobile-Exclusive Multiplayer Avatar and Wallpaper Pack.

$35 The Quickest, Shiniest Android We Need (limited)• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships.• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Hero Collector’s Pack.• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Villain Collector’s Pack.• Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.• Get the Mobile-Exclusive Multiplayer Avatar and Wallpaper Pack.

$50 Beginning to End
• Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

$60 Breakneck Beginning to End (limited)
• Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card.• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

$75 Completionist
• Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get all 5 Season 1 soundtracks after we fund (Volumes 1-4 immediately, Volume 5 when it ships). • Get 1 copy of the Sentinels of the Multiverse Ringtone/Text Tone Pack• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

$85 Speedy Completionist (limited)
• Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get all 5 Season 1 soundtracks after we fund (Volumes 1-4 immediately, Volume 5 when it ships).• Get 1 copy of the Sentinels of the Multiverse Ringtone/Text Tone Pack • Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card. • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

$200 Super-Scientific Android Collector (limited)• Get 1 "Super-Scientific Tachyon signed collector's card".• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships.• Get all 5 Season 1 soundtracks after we fund (Volumes 1-4 immediately, Volume 5 when it ships).• Play an online, multiplayer game with someone from Handelabra Games.• Become an alpha and/or beta tester. • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Hero Collector’s Pack.• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Villain Collector’s Pack.• Get 1 copy of the Sentinels of the Multiverse Ringtone/Text Tone Pack.• Get the Mobile-Exclusive Multiplayer Avatar and Wallpaper Pack.

$250 Super-Scientific Collector (limited)
• Get 1 "Super-Scientific Tachyon signed collector's card". • Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund. • Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships. • Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund.• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships.• Get all 5 Season 1 soundtracks after we fund (Volumes 1-4 immediately, Volume 5 when it ships).• Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card (unsigned). • Play an online, multiplayer game with someone from Handelabra Games. • Become an alpha and/or beta tester. • Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.• Get 1 Steam Key for The Digital Foil Hero Collector’s Pack.
• Get 1 Steam Key for The Digital Foil Villain Collector’s Pack.• Get 1 copy of the Sentinels of the Multiverse Ringtone/Text Tone Pack.• Get the Mobile-Exclusive Multiplayer Avatar and Wallpaper Pack.

Note: Backers at the Super-Scientific Collector level will also receive a Google Play Promo Code! Depending on demand for the limited codes, it may have to be issued in a "second wave" of codes potentially a bit later after Season Pass 2 launches.

See below for the full list of items that can be added onto your pledge:

$5.01 - Stand up and be counted as a mobile player! This will be officially tallied at the end of the campaign, but we’ll give you updates as we go. Why the extra penny? So we can count your vote during the campaign!

To order an add-on, just add the price of the add-ons you want to your pledge. You can order several items or multiple copies of any item, just do the math and increase your pledge by the associated amount! See the campaign page for details of how & when your add-ons will be delivered.

When the campaign closes, we will ask you about which add-ons you got, along with your shipping information if your reward level includes the Super-Scientific Tachyon variant card.

To make this campaign a success, we need to get the word out to not only Sentinels fans far and wide, but potential new players as well! Share the link to the Kickstarter project on Facebook, retweet a tweet from @handelabra that contains a link to the project, and show us your creative side on YouTube to unlock special rewards!

We have plenty more ideas for stretch goals, which we’ll be able to talk about when the time comes!

We’ve now been developing Sentinels of the Multiverse: The Video Game for more than 2 years, and so we have a solid set of processes in place. We are Kickstarting Season 2 to guarantee that there is enough demand for all these expansions before we begin development in earnest. Upon successful funding, see below for our current best estimate for development and release. (All subject to change)

May 13th: Funded! Full development begins.

We expect to begin delivering Season 2 content in Fall 2016 in the following order:

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Vengeance

Villains of the Multiverse

Mini-Pack 4

Void Guard (Mini-Pack 5)

OblivAeon

We are Handelabra Games and our focus is to create the best digital tabletop games in the world. We work directly with the creators of Sentinels of the Multiverse (Greater than Games) to create the Video Game. Our team:

John Arnold: Lead Bit-Flipper, Unity-Wrangler, and co-host of #SentinelsLive.

Risks and challenges

The biggest challenges will be the development of Villain team and OblivAeon gameplay modes. When we set out to adapt Sentinels from the tabletop, finding a way to efficiently represent all the relevant information on screen, while not looking cluttered, was probably our single longest process. That promises to continue with the development of Team-Mode gameplay as we will now need to have 5 heroes, 5 villains and the environment represented.

Another challenge is that of time estimating. This exists in all aspects of software development but it is especially difficult in games development. Unlike other software, which must simply function, games must function and ALSO be fun. This can sometimes add additional iterations beyond the initial implementation phase. That being said, we have been developing Sentinels for more than 2 years now and so, we are very confident in our ability to hew pretty closely to our internal estimates.

By Kickstarting all of Season 2 up front, we are hoping to prove that there is a strong demand for the product, and guarantee that all content will come to the video game in a timely manner. As with any Kickstarter project, there is always the risk that we won’t fund. If we do not, we will have to reconsider the financial viability of building Season 2 content. It may still be possible that some or all Season 2 content could be made at some point in the future, but our company's primary focus will have to be on projects that are financially viable.

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Pledge US$ 5 or more
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MOBILE SIDEKICK:
• Stand up and be counted as one of our amazing iOS or Android players! (Does not include Season 2. See "For Mobile Players" in the campaign description.)
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $15 or more
About $15

MOBILE TACHYON:
• Stand up and be counted as one of our amazing iOS or Android players! (Does not include Season 2. See "For Mobile Players" in the campaign description.)
• Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

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About $35

THE QUICKEST ANDROID WE NEED
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships.
• Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge US$ 35 or more
About US$ 35

THE SHINIEST ANDROID WE NEED
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships.
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Hero Collector’s Pack.
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Villain Collector’s Pack.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $45 or more
About $45

THE QUICKEST, SHINIEST ANDROID WE NEED
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships.
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Hero Collector’s Pack.
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for The Digital Foil Villain Collector’s Pack.
• Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge US$ 50 or more
About US$ 50

BEGINNING TO END
• Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund.
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund.
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $60 or more
About $60

BREAKNECK BEGINNING TO END
• Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund.
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund.
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships.
• Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge US$ 75 or more
About US$ 75

COMPLETIONIST
• Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund.
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund.
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships.
• Get all 5 Season 1 soundtracks after we fund (Volumes 1-4 immediately, Volume 5 when it ships).
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $85 or more
About $85

SPEEDY COMPLETIONIST
• Get 1 Steam Key for Sentinels of the Multiverse immediately after we fund.
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 1 immediately after we fund.
• Get 1 Steam Key for Season Pass 2 when it ships.
• Get all 5 Season 1 soundtracks after we fund (Volumes 1-4 immediately, Volume 5 when it ships).
• Get 1 copy of the original Super-Scientific Tachyon Variant Card.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $200 or more
About $200

SUPER-SCIENTIFIC ANDROID COLLECTOR
• Get 1 "Super-Scientific Tachyon signed collector's card".
• Get 1 Google Play Promo Code for Season Pass 2 when it ships.
• Get all 5 Season 1 soundtracks after we fund (Volumes 1-4 immediately, Volume 5 when it ships).
• Play an online, multiplayer game with someone from Handelabra Games.
• Become an alpha and/or beta tester.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $250 or more
About $250

SUPER-SCIENTIFIC COLLECTOR
• Get 1"Super-Scientific Tachyon signed collector's card".
• Get everything included in the "Completionist" Level.
• Play an online, multiplayer game with someone from Handelabra Games.
• Become an alpha and/or beta tester.
• Get the exclusive Character Wallpaper Pack.